West Dayton Hill
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The West Dayton Hill property is located between Fox Run and Country Way. The property features a trap rock ridge and a cedar swamp. The property is easily accessible thanks to a trail system created by several Eagle Scouts.
The initial access trail into the property from Fox Run was created by Robert Wawrzeniak of Troop 4 in 1983. The scouts had to clear a trail for approximately 400 feet through the thickly overgrown right of way.
A one-mile Lollipop loop trail was then created by Chris Martin for his Eagle Project. The trail heads along our narrow access corridor and then opens to form a loop scaling the trap rock ridge, which is the main feature of the property.
The property now has a second loop trail created by Boy Scout Graham Page of Troop 4 as his Eagle Project. The trail is a loop trail starting off the existing Martin's trail. The trail follows along the top of a trap rock ridge. It then descends the ridge heading back along the bottom and next to a cedar swamp.
Entrance on Fox Run Drive
Entrance on Country Way
The top of West Dayton Hill
A view from the top of West Dayton Hill
A dramatic view of West Dayton Hill trap rock ridge in the snow
Size: 33 acres
Access: Fox Run Drive/Country Way
Activities: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Snowshoeing, Wildlife Observation, X-Country Skiing, Trap Rock Ridge
Trails: 1.5 miles of trials in two lollipop loops
Environment: Mature and deciduous forest; Trap rock ridge; Wetlands
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